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Three New Species of Aceria (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyoidea) from China

Mengchao Tan,RAN-RAN Lian,HONG-YAN Ruan,Xuhui Liang

Published 2024 in Animals

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Simple Summary The superfamily Eriophyoidea includes more than 5000 species worldwide and is a group of phytophagous mites that has an important influence on the agricultural economy. Aceria is a rich genus of more than 1000 species that belongs to the family Eriophyidae, which is distributed throughout the whole world. Here, three new species, Aceria bischofiae sp. nov., Aceria cryptocaryae sp. nov., and Aceria buddlejae sp. nov., from Guangxi and Chongqing Province, China (the Oriental realm), are described and illustrated. Abstract Three new Aceria species from South China are described and illustrated. Aceria bischofiae sp. nov. was collected on Bischofia javanica Blume (Phyllanthaceae), inducing galls on surfaces of the leaves; Aceria cryptocaryae sp. nov. was collected on Cryptocarya metcalfiana Allen (Lauraceae), causing the formation of erinea on the undersurface of the leaves; and Aceria buddlejae sp. nov. was collected as a vagrant on Buddleja lindleyana Fort. (Scrophulariaceae) leaves, and no symptoms were observed on the host plant.

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